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Wofford LB Patterson released from hospital(STATS) - Wofford has experienced two potentially life-threatening injuries to its linebacking corps this season, and the Terriers have gotten relatively good news once again.John Patterson is back on the Spartanburg, South Carolina, campus after being released from the hospital on Wednesday, four days...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has no doubt who should be the Southeastern Conference's defensive player of the year. Yes, he's a little biased. Then again, Mason is watching junior linebacker Zach Cunningham turn in highlight-reel plays each week. Cunningham's latest performance included perfectly timing a leap over...

AP Legal Affairs WriterSuspension recommended for lawyer in Miami athletics probeBy CURT ANDERSONMIAMI (AP) A lawyer who assisted the NCAA in its investigation of University of Miami athletics is facing a 91-day suspension from practicing law, according to new court documents.The documents show that's what the Florida Bar...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Which Washington State football team will show up against Wyoming on Saturday: The plodding squad that lost to Portland State of the FCS in the season opener or the one that rallied to beat Rutgers on the road last weekend?Coach Mike Leach might be concerned,...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma QB Mayfield on pace to post record numbersBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Two years ago, Baker Mayfield resembled Brett Favre - a gunslinger whose supreme confidence led to loads of excitement and some unnecessary mistakes.Now, he's evolved into something more like Peyton Manning - a...

AP Sports WriterTennessee completes Neyland Stadium renovation studyBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee completed a feasibility study for a renovation of Neyland Stadium, home of the Volunteers' football team.On Tuesday, school officials unveiled plans for the second and third phase of the project, which may include concourse expansions,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Greg Schiano's office is also set up to be a meeting room for Ohio State's safeties. There are a couple of tables, eight chairs, and neatly set out at each spot is a binder with the week's game plan. Schiano is three quarters of the way through...

Tennessee State QB Ackerman-Carter out for season(STATS) - Tennessee State quarterback O'Shay Ackerman-Carter will miss the remainder of the season after he tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee Saturday.The redshirt sophomore was trying to avoid the Bethune-Cookman pass rush by running out of bounds when his...

Nick Saban is on the verge of another milestone victory, another number that shows just how dominant his teams have been at Alabama. A victory by the Crimson Tide against Mississippi State on Saturday in Tuscaloosa would be Saban's 40th when Alabama is ranked No. 1, matching Bobby Bowden and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's Jauan Jennings says he wasn't even thinking about the possibility of cracking the starting lineup for the season opener when he moved over from quarterback to wide receiver last month.Now he is on top of the depth chart as the 25th-ranked Volunteers prepare for...

Michigan State's Mike Sadler remembered as bright 'light'EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Hundreds of people have turned out at Michigan State's Spartan Stadium to celebrate the life of former football player Mike Sadler, who died in a car crash in Wisconsin.Michigan State admissions director Jim Cotter offered opening remarks...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami linebacker Marques Gayot is expected to make a full recovery after injuring his neck during practice Wednesday.School officials say Gayot will be released from Jackson Memorial Hospital on Thursday, and that he was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center there in an abundance...